In a radio interview, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) denied last night’s reports that he killed the climate and tax portions of the Democratic spending package.

Said Manchin: “I said, ‘Chuck, can we just wait until the inflation figures come out in July? Until basically the Fed rate — the Reserve, are they going to raise interest? How much more, and how much damage is that going to be? And then make a decision what we can do and how much we can do?’ He took that as a ‘no,’ I guess, and came out with this big thing last night.”

NO.
NO NO NO

that’s not how you do this if your goal is to pass it

you get it done. NOW. while there’s agreement and momentum.

if you’re concerned about the economy you tweak the package you proposed and everybody agreed to:

- if inflation at the end of july, august, whenever is X, then the package is capped at Y$, otherwise it’s $Z.

THEN YOU PASS IT. NOW.
that’s how you be productive and get the job done.

this is you being either disingenuous or a clueless idiot